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Sanwa JLF with Octagonal Restrictor *ONLY* for 4 way games
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fleskebacon:
Totally agree. Comprimises suck. And it's still a compromise, having to switch panels... ;)

Lucky enough for me, I'm quite satisfied with both the 8-way and 4-way operation of the JLF, so I'm all set now. :)

Also tried a MagStik Plus, but threw it out after an hour...
zanna5910:

--- Quote from: opt2not on August 15, 2013, 06:20:07 pm ---Had JLW+octo-gates in my Cocktail cabinet, and I remember it being annoying, but better than a square-gate. Burgertime and the DK's were the worst offenders...

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Hold on.. what?  You got the octo-gates to work on a JLW?  I ordered some octos from Ultimarc and put them on Ultimarc JLWs and they wouldn't hit the corners, they seemed the wrong size.  I confirmed that with Andy at the time.  Maybe they have changed since I did this in 2010.

Anways, I would go square gate JLWs with the servos.  I did and never looked back.  They are great and you dont have to switch between the two and you get the best of both worlds.

BadMouth:

--- Quote from: fleskebacon on January 21, 2014, 03:31:54 pm ---What I did was I just filed down some of the plastic between the two holes that locks the piece in place, so that it locks into position but still can be rotated without any hassle. Probably done by many before me, but still my best mod ever. :)

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Just out of curiousity I'd like to see pics of the modified part possible.  I've got a crazy auto-switching optical solution with round restrictors on mine and it works well, but I like to know about other possibilities.

The springy tabs that keep pressure against the center part have worn out and broken on mine from swapping centers during testing.
I'd be afraid of that happening if pushing and twisting on them all the time.  I guess they don't travel as far during that process as when removing the center completely though.
opt2not:

--- Quote from: zanna5910 on January 22, 2014, 11:07:31 am ---Hold on.. what?  You got the octo-gates to work on a JLW?  I ordered some octos from Ultimarc and put them on Ultimarc JLWs and they wouldn't hit the corners, they seemed the wrong size.  I confirmed that with Andy at the time.  Maybe they have changed since I did this in 2010.

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Yup, I didn't have any problems hitting diagonals. Here's a picture of them installed in my Canucks Cocktail cab:



The JLW is a great all-around stick. I plan on using it again in a future project, with the octo-gate setup. ;)
fleskebacon:

--- Quote from: BadMouth on January 22, 2014, 11:18:27 am ---Just out of curiousity I'd like to see pics of the modified part possible.  I've got a crazy auto-switching optical solution with round restrictors on mine and it works well, but I like to know about other possibilities.

The springy tabs that keep pressure against the center part have worn out and broken on mine from swapping centers during testing.
I'd be afraid of that happening if pushing and twisting on them all the time.  I guess they don't travel as far during that process as when removing the center completely though.

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Yep, those two plastic tabs keeping the tension on the centre piece broke for me as well, on restrictors i used before the modding. After I modded it, the two spring tabs aren't stressed much, so they keep up. :)

Here's a pic of it. Don't grind away too much, or the centre piece won't lock in place. Grind away just enough to let it turn without having to push it from the backside. I've lubed it up with silicone grease as well.
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